Fractured Lit
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
Fractured Lit publishes flash fiction with emotional resonance. Open year-round and is available to all writers. https://fracturedlit.com/ Posts by @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social
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DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
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#FlashFiction #FlashLit
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#FlashFiction #FlashLit
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
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#FlashFiction #FlashLit
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I am so excited to see this piece from @sagetyrtle.bsky.social out today. It’s a good one and gives me Inside Number 9 or Black Mirror shivers in a good way.
st story of 2026 by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social !
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
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"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I am so excited to see this piece from @sagetyrtle.bsky.social out today. It’s a good one and gives me Inside Number 9 or Black Mirror shivers in a good way.
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st story of 2026 by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social !
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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This really is excellent. Thanks for sharing, June and wow, @sagetyrtle.bsky.social and @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Wow.
Wow.
st story of 2026 by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social !
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
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"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
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January 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This really is excellent. Thanks for sharing, June and wow, @sagetyrtle.bsky.social and @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Wow.
Wow.
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Wee bit late with this, but I just wanted to express my undying gratitude to the competitions and publications that accepted, published and/or long- and short-listed my work in 2025:
@welkinprize.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@ekphrasticreview.bsky.social
@bathflashaward.bsky.social
1/2
@welkinprize.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@ekphrasticreview.bsky.social
@bathflashaward.bsky.social
1/2
January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Wee bit late with this, but I just wanted to express my undying gratitude to the competitions and publications that accepted, published and/or long- and short-listed my work in 2025:
@welkinprize.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@ekphrasticreview.bsky.social
@bathflashaward.bsky.social
1/2
@welkinprize.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@ekphrasticreview.bsky.social
@bathflashaward.bsky.social
1/2
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Haven't been Blueskying enough lately but was inspired to pop in to say I just read an incredibly brilliant piece on @fracturedlit.bsky.social by Sage Tyrtle. The use of surreal combined with all-too-frightening reality is uncanny and stunning.
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The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Haven't been Blueskying enough lately but was inspired to pop in to say I just read an incredibly brilliant piece on @fracturedlit.bsky.social by Sage Tyrtle. The use of surreal combined with all-too-frightening reality is uncanny and stunning.
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
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Read @sagetyrtle.bsky.social's latest in @fracturedlit.bsky.social about the billionaires: "The after-dinner entertainment starts, a comedy set consisting of real New York City residents reading their real medical bills out loud."
What a way to make your fiction sear 🔥 *chef's kiss*
What a way to make your fiction sear 🔥 *chef's kiss*
DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
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#FlashFiction #FlashLit
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 6, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Read @sagetyrtle.bsky.social's latest in @fracturedlit.bsky.social about the billionaires: "The after-dinner entertainment starts, a comedy set consisting of real New York City residents reading their real medical bills out loud."
What a way to make your fiction sear 🔥 *chef's kiss*
What a way to make your fiction sear 🔥 *chef's kiss*
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“You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park. Everything is mint green. Even the earrings.” This is brilliant! @fracturedlit.bsky.social @sagetyrtle.bsky.social
This is the inspiration for my Fractured Lit piece - this VERY creepy group (it's a rich person thing, they all dress in white and eat dinner in public and are richer than you) was outside our highrise window. My son @daeganl.bsky.social is the photographer.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM
“You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park. Everything is mint green. Even the earrings.” This is brilliant! @fracturedlit.bsky.social @sagetyrtle.bsky.social
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"Inside, you run your fingers over the real marble counter and the soap, which a little card tells you was made by children, but in a good way." Stop, drop, and read this one, pronto.
st story of 2026 by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social !
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"Inside, you run your fingers over the real marble counter and the soap, which a little card tells you was made by children, but in a good way." Stop, drop, and read this one, pronto.
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Big thanks to Timothy and to @fracturedlit.bsky.social!
A pleasure & privilege to interview the brilliant @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social about her dazzling @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social collection
New interview of @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social by @tcboudreau.bsky.social ! Both FL contributors and @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social pressmates!
"The vivid details are often all I have in the first draft!"
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"The vivid details are often all I have in the first draft!"
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January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Big thanks to Timothy and to @fracturedlit.bsky.social!
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Ooof!! This is a fantastic read! Chugging along on a simple storyline when BAM! The derailment is sublime!
Give this story by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social a read on your next coffee break!
#shortstories #flashfiction #literary
Give this story by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social a read on your next coffee break!
#shortstories #flashfiction #literary
DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Ooof!! This is a fantastic read! Chugging along on a simple storyline when BAM! The derailment is sublime!
Give this story by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social a read on your next coffee break!
#shortstories #flashfiction #literary
Give this story by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social a read on your next coffee break!
#shortstories #flashfiction #literary
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My mailing list message for January has just gone out and you can read it on my site. I talk about how many times I submitted to @fracturedlit.bsky.social before I was successful, show you my latest pants, and talk about the #WritingWorkshop I have coming up:
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It Only Took me 5 Years To Get Into Fractured Lit - Sage Tyrtle
In November I opened a rejection from the flash litmag Fractured Lit. This was the 26th time I’d opened a rejection from Fractured Lit, over the course of 5 years, […]
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January 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
My mailing list message for January has just gone out and you can read it on my site. I talk about how many times I submitted to @fracturedlit.bsky.social before I was successful, show you my latest pants, and talk about the #WritingWorkshop I have coming up:
tyrtle.com/it-only-took...
tyrtle.com/it-only-took...
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Wow, what a chilling and immersive #flashfiction #story by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social up at @fracturedlit.bsky.social
"The after-dinner entertainment starts, a comedy set consisting of real New York City residents reading their real medical bills out loud..."
"The after-dinner entertainment starts, a comedy set consisting of real New York City residents reading their real medical bills out loud..."
DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
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#FlashFiction #FlashLit
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Wow, what a chilling and immersive #flashfiction #story by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social up at @fracturedlit.bsky.social
"The after-dinner entertainment starts, a comedy set consisting of real New York City residents reading their real medical bills out loud..."
"The after-dinner entertainment starts, a comedy set consisting of real New York City residents reading their real medical bills out loud..."
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This one by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social is a banger to start off a new year's worth of flash.
DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
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#FlashFiction #FlashLit
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This one by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social is a banger to start off a new year's worth of flash.
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my heart needed to read this today. the latest from @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
DREAM LITMAG REALIZED! This is the VERY exciting acceptance I got in November, I've been sending my work in to @fracturedlit.bsky.social for FIVE YEARS! This piece starts, "You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife..."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
#FlashFiction #FlashLit
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#FlashFiction #FlashLit
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
my heart needed to read this today. the latest from @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
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The Shortlist for January 9, 2026:
Back after a hiatus with great short fiction from around the web.
Links to:
Brendan Gillen @beegillen.bsky.social in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
Sage Tyrtle @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
#shortstories #flashfiction
Back after a hiatus with great short fiction from around the web.
Links to:
Brendan Gillen @beegillen.bsky.social in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
Sage Tyrtle @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
#shortstories #flashfiction
The Shortlist for January 9, 2026 - Turn & Work
Fiction from Brendan Gillen, Sage Tyrtle, Shobasakthi, Madeleine Armstrong, and Omar El Akkad
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January 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The Shortlist for January 9, 2026:
Back after a hiatus with great short fiction from around the web.
Links to:
Brendan Gillen @beegillen.bsky.social in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
Sage Tyrtle @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
#shortstories #flashfiction
Back after a hiatus with great short fiction from around the web.
Links to:
Brendan Gillen @beegillen.bsky.social in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social
Sage Tyrtle @sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
(...cont'd)
#shortstories #flashfiction
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“In the ensuing silence a billionaire at a different table says, ‘Is it really human rights violations if the *victims* can’t afford lawyers?’ and then …”
@sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
@sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
“In the ensuing silence a billionaire at a different table says, ‘Is it really human rights violations if the *victims* can’t afford lawyers?’ and then …”
@sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
@sagetyrtle.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
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Foxes, cats, baubles and bones -- here's some of our community favs today 🖤
Featuring:
@blackfoxlit.bsky.social
@claudineliterary.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@diodeeditions.bsky.social
@bfbzine.bsky.social
@theampersandreview.bsky.social
#writing
Featuring:
@blackfoxlit.bsky.social
@claudineliterary.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@diodeeditions.bsky.social
@bfbzine.bsky.social
@theampersandreview.bsky.social
#writing
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Foxes, cats, baubles and bones -- here's some of our community favs today 🖤
Featuring:
@blackfoxlit.bsky.social
@claudineliterary.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@diodeeditions.bsky.social
@bfbzine.bsky.social
@theampersandreview.bsky.social
#writing
Featuring:
@blackfoxlit.bsky.social
@claudineliterary.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@diodeeditions.bsky.social
@bfbzine.bsky.social
@theampersandreview.bsky.social
#writing
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Thrilled to be a finalist in Fractured Lit's 2025 Flash Fiction Open contest. Thanks @fracturedlit.bsky.social for this honour.
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Body Count | Fractured
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January 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Thrilled to be a finalist in Fractured Lit's 2025 Flash Fiction Open contest. Thanks @fracturedlit.bsky.social for this honour.
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st story of 2026 by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social !
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
The Billionaires Are Having a Party | Fractured
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January 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
st story of 2026 by @sagetyrtle.bsky.social !
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
"You are a billionaire’s new, about-to-turn-19 wife. You are the youngest person at the Mint Green Party, which is being held in Central Park."
fracturedlit.com/the-billiona...
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A pleasure & privilege to interview the brilliant @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social about her dazzling @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social collection
New interview of @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social by @tcboudreau.bsky.social ! Both FL contributors and @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social pressmates!
"The vivid details are often all I have in the first draft!"
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"The vivid details are often all I have in the first draft!"
fracturedlit.com/the-idea-tha...
The idea that a work is finished is peculiar to me. Stories are alive. an interview with Patricia Q. Bidar | Fractured
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December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A pleasure & privilege to interview the brilliant @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social about her dazzling @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social collection
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Fabulous interview of @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social by @tcboudreau.bsky.social
Always something for me to think about in Patricia’s answers. And another book for my Happy Christmas To Me list! 🎅🏽
Always something for me to think about in Patricia’s answers. And another book for my Happy Christmas To Me list! 🎅🏽
New interview of @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social by @tcboudreau.bsky.social ! Both FL contributors and @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social pressmates!
"The vivid details are often all I have in the first draft!"
fracturedlit.com/the-idea-tha...
"The vivid details are often all I have in the first draft!"
fracturedlit.com/the-idea-tha...
The idea that a work is finished is peculiar to me. Stories are alive. an interview with Patricia Q. Bidar | Fractured
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December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Fabulous interview of @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social by @tcboudreau.bsky.social
Always something for me to think about in Patricia’s answers. And another book for my Happy Christmas To Me list! 🎅🏽
Always something for me to think about in Patricia’s answers. And another book for my Happy Christmas To Me list! 🎅🏽
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Fantastic interview! @tcboudreau.bsky.social talks to @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social about her new collection Pardon me for Moonwalking for @fracturedlit.bsky.social
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The idea that a work is finished is peculiar to me. Stories are alive. an interview with Patricia Q. Bidar | Fractured
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December 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Fantastic interview! @tcboudreau.bsky.social talks to @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social about her new collection Pardon me for Moonwalking for @fracturedlit.bsky.social
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#FF It’s Faux Fur Friday! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “F”!
@forestpathbooks.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@frazzledlit.bsky.social
@frombeyondpress.bsky.social
@frostzonestories.bsky.social
@fuguejournal.bsky.social
@forestpathbooks.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@frazzledlit.bsky.social
@frombeyondpress.bsky.social
@frostzonestories.bsky.social
@fuguejournal.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
#FF It’s Faux Fur Friday! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “F”!
@forestpathbooks.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@frazzledlit.bsky.social
@frombeyondpress.bsky.social
@frostzonestories.bsky.social
@fuguejournal.bsky.social
@forestpathbooks.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@frazzledlit.bsky.social
@frombeyondpress.bsky.social
@frostzonestories.bsky.social
@fuguejournal.bsky.social
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"Her voice is a rasp, a grinding gear, a scudding tire. She leaves the water running and yanks the shower curtain aside"
Fab micro from @mynachang.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social, so full of sensory details and wonderfully vivid as a result
Fab micro from @mynachang.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social, so full of sensory details and wonderfully vivid as a result
My micro "Borderland" is out in Fractured Lit today! I'd love for you to check it out!
Thanks @fracturedlit.bsky.social!
Thanks @fracturedlit.bsky.social!
Borderland | Fractured
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December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Her voice is a rasp, a grinding gear, a scudding tire. She leaves the water running and yanks the shower curtain aside"
Fab micro from @mynachang.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social, so full of sensory details and wonderfully vivid as a result
Fab micro from @mynachang.bsky.social in @fracturedlit.bsky.social, so full of sensory details and wonderfully vivid as a result